While out at the Hobie Cat Boat Regatta adventure with my Photography group (Sonoma County Photography Group) I had to take some photos of the rigging’s. Here is one of my favorites. Enjoy. Camera specs: Canon 1-Ds Mark II with Canon’s EF 70 – 200mm f/2.8L IS USM lens @ 200mm, 1250 sec at f/5, […]

One Sunday my wife and I were trying to head out to the beach to relax. The news said that it was 80 degrees and sunny. However on the way out we discovered that the beach was 50 degrees with heavy fog. So, we decided to turn around and follow the river back home and […]

Aperture and Depth of field As a photographer I cannot emphasize the importance of having a good sense of knowledge of how Aperture and depth of field are related. In a previous article (F-Stop is NOT an F-word) I explained the nomenclature commonly used for aperture is f-stop. Aperture and f-stop relate to the size […]

April Showers This time of the year with its crisp and clear air is magical for getting those beautiful wet pavement shots. At night after (and sometime during) a good rain the wet and shiny streets of your local (or not so local) downtown city reflects the brilliant lights to create colorful and vivid imagery. […]

Ah… the promise of spring. During my photo shoot at Airport Health Club this past few weeks, I had a chance to capture this shot out by the pool. Swimmers were doing laps, enjoying a break in a rainy week. I spotted this spot of yellow next to the pool. The sunny color of the […]

Here is my all time favorite image from my Rust series. My wife was attending a training seminar in the east bay and I decided to tag along. While she was in training I decided to head down to the marina that was close by to see what I could photograph. To my surprise there […]

As I have mentioned in past posts I really like patterns and textures. So, one day on my deck I was playing around with a strip of lathing wire and a spray bottle of water and this is one of the photos I got from just playing around. Here is what I did: I unrolled […]

This is another photo I shot at Baker Beach just south of the Golden Gate Bridge. I really like this photo because the broken anchor looks like a whale fluke breaching the water or in this case concrete. With the Golden Gate Bridge and the mouth of the bay in the background it really drives […]

Ray Mabry captures images of architecture, landscape and abstract forms. A self taught photographer, Ray has used his passion for photography the past 25 years as a photography instructor and photojournalist, writing for several online blogs. His goal is to capture the sights, sounds and feel of the environment so you can experience the moment the photograph was captured.

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